Traveling-bag lock



H. B. FULTZ.

TRAVELING BAG LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1920.

1,359,989, Patented Nov. 23; 1920.

' sitions, thus. preventing unauthorized per sons from opening the satchel or bagt'o,

[ NIT D 'VSTATES HUGH :arUL'rz, or wns'ron, WEST vlneinin, Assmma on own-HALF rowILnIa /r n.

PATENT. OFF-ICE.

' '1 NEW-Lon, or CLARKSZBUBG, WEST V RGINIA.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HUGH B. FUL'rz, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at Weston, in the county of Lewis and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and uselowing is a specification. I

This invention has reference to latch con- I structionsf and more particularly to latch constructions especially designed for securing the mouths of satch,els,;hand-bagsand the like I I I I The primary object ofthe invention is to provide; a latch having. lockingmeans designed to be unlocked only when the locking levers have been moved to predetermined po- Which the invention is applied- I A. furtherobject of the invention is. to provide a, latch of this character havin slidable locking rods, the rods being capa 1e of adjustment. to, permit the operating position thereof to be changed.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and 1n the details, of constructionhereinafter described and. claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention; herein disclosed, may be made within the scope ofwhatis claimed, Without departing from the spirit of the l n-ventlon.

Referring tothe drawing Figure 1 illustrates a longitudinal secs tional view through the frame of a satchel mouth, the game being supplied W1th a latch constructed in accordance with the present invent o Fig. 2 illustrates-a sectional View taken Fig. 3, illustrates a fragmental detail View ofone section of; the satchel mouth frame, and

line of Fig. 1.

.Referring to the draW-ing i n' detail, the reference characters 5 and 6 -respect1vely I represent the opposed side sections ef a satchel, to W-hich. sections are attached the I opposeds'ections of the mouth frame indi Fig; 4 illustrates a sectional View taken on TRAVEL-manner LOCK, i

' cafeiby therefercnc haracters7 and 8 re.- spect1vely, the connections b t the Sec; I tl ns 7 and. and e ti 5, alld Specificationof Letters Patent. f Patented NOV. 23 1921);. Application filed March .25, 1920. Serial-110,368,527. v I

satchel, being made through the rivets 9, 1

1 which pass through suitable openings pro,- ful Traveling-Bag Lock, of which the folvided in the sections 7 8. clampmgplatesilO. 1

and inner The latch forming the import-ant feature I 1- of the present invention includes the rectan gular metallic frame indicated at11 one 0f theside Walls of which being connected to.

the section 7 of the mouth frame, bymeans 1 of the rivets 9, and asshown this metallic frame 1 1 is provided ith a central; opening to accommodate the th-iunbi bar of the latch-1 indicated at the lower end of which thumb bar 12 has. connection with the plate;

13 disposed-within the metallic frame 11.;

Formed adjacent the respective ends, of

the plate 13, aresuitalole openings adapted to accommodate the. guide-pins 14: which have theiren'ds secured tothe opposed-up;

per and lower Walls of the f17ame11,jan d the upper surface; of the lower Wall ofthe .provide means for supporting the coiled.

I lower ends. thereof having; connection with I I I frame 11 in a manner tonormally urge the plate l3upwardly, for purposes to vbe hereinafter more fully de scriloed.

Disposed adjacent-one edgeFofthe plate 13, and eXtending upwardlytherefrom, are the spaced lugs 16 hichfcooperate with, the

keepers 17 carried by the section 8 of the satchel mouth, and which extend laterally therefrom. I From the foregoing it isobv ious that'When the sections of the mouth-frame are moved to their closed positions, the keepers. 17 lie Within the paths of travel of the lugs 16 to rece1ve the same for" accomplishing the locking of the satchel.

The outer surfaces of the respective lugsv 16 are curved so that-they Will ride overthe outer edge oft the keepers 17,thep1 t 13. carrying the lugs being depressed under the tension of the spring 15, whereuPQn the lugs 16 move to their lockingpositions within the keepersl'fl I q n i a lyn erm di t h 7 105 J Formed substa length. of the plate 13-, is an jope ning 18 adapted to provide a clearance for the up.-

Wardly extending lug 1-9,,which lug is, of a 1 size slightly less than the size of the open ing to permit the lug to move within the by operating-the turn buckle, the section 2O may be moved toward and away from the rod 21 to change the relation .of the lug 19 with theopening 18. e

The upper end of thecontrollingrod 21 is forked as at 23 and has connection with the locking arm 24 of the slidingactuating member 25, whichactuating'member 25 is provided with suitable markings on the surface thereof, which markings coiiperate with certain markings provided on the mouth frame so that the actuating member 25 may bemoved to a predetermined position to cause the lug 19 to be moved to a position in registry with the opening 18.

At the opposite end of the'mouth frame, isa similar actuating member 26 which is also provided with graduations, and this actuating member 26 is provided with a locking arm 27 which has pivotal connection with the controlling rod 28 that has connection with the rod 29 through the turn buckle 30, in a manner topermit therods 28 and 29 to be adjusted with relation to each other to change the distance of movement of the rod 29 to accomplish the unlocking of the satchel.

Embracing the rectangular frame 11, is a frame 31 which has its free ends formed into'locking pins32, which locking pins 32 are disposed in suitablespaced relation with each other to cooperate on opposite sides of the thumb bar 12.

' I Provided in opposed side edges of the thumb bar 12, are the openings 33 adapted to receive the locking pins 32 for locking the thumb bar 12 against reciprocating movement within the mouthframe to prevent the operation of the latch. From. the

foregoing it will be obvious that if the actuating member 26 is moved to a position so that the locking pins 32 will lie in positions in close proximity with the side edges of the thumb bar 12, the thumb bar 12 maybe U depressed to disengage the lugs 16 fromtheir keepers 17, but if the actuating member 26 is moved beyond a predetermined distance, in either direction, one of the pins 32 will seat in one of the openings 33 to cause'the locking of the latch bar 12 inthe 7 'position as indicated by Fig. 1 of the drawing;

7 of the satchel.

'(loiiperating with each of the locking arms of theactuating members 25 and 26, are the adjustable keepers 34 which are secured to the opposed section of'themou th with relation to the locking arms 24 and 2'7.

In the operation of the device, the turn buckles 22 and 30 are adjusted to predeter- V mined positions, so that when predetermined indications on the actuating members 25 and 26 are in, registry with certain indications of the mouth frame, the locking arms-2d and 27 are-moved to positions in registry with the openings 36, and the locking pins 32 are in positions adjacent the side edges of the thumb bar 12. The lug 19 is now in a position in registry with the opening 18, and the thumb bar 12 is free to move downwardly to disengage the lugs 16 from their keepers 17, thus permitting-the mouth of the satchel'to be opened.

It is of course obvious that when the satchel mouth is moved to its closed position, the actuating members25 and 26 are moved to cause one of the locking pinsi32 moved to a position out ofregistry with the opening 18 or in the path of travel of the plate 13 to prevent the thumb bar 12 from being depressed to accomplish the unlocking What'is claimedasnew 151- 1. In combination with'the opposed sec.-

tions of a mouth frame of a satchel, a latch including a frame, a plate supported Within. the frame, said plate carrying lugs, keepers carried by one of the sections and adapted I to receive thelugs for locking the sections together, a thumb bar having connection with the plate for moving the'plate within the frame, means within the frame for re:-

stricting movement of the plate, and means including locking pins adaptedto cooperate i with the thumb bar for restricting movement thereof. V V v 1 2. In combination with the opposed sections of a mouth frame of a satchel, a latch including a metallic frame secured to one of the sections, a plate carrying locking lugs, operating in the metalllc frame, actuating members, a rod havingconnection ing the thumb bar against movement, and

means for cooperating with the plate for V restricting movement of the thumb bar.

3. In combination with the opposed sec with the actuating members and carrying tions of a mouth frame of a satchel, a'l'atch including a metallic frame, a plate operating Within the frame, said plate carrying locking lugs, keepers carried by the opposed "section and adapted to receive the locking lugs for locking the sections of the mouth frame together, means Within the metallic frame for locking the plate in one position, means for moving the first mentioned means to permit of movement of the plate, a thumb bar for operating the plate, and means for engaging the thumb bar to restrict movement thereof.

4. In combination with the opposed sections of a mouth frame, of a satchel, a latch including a metallic frame carried by one of the sections, a plate carrying-locking lugs supported Within the frame, keepers carried by the opposed section and adapted to receive the locking lugs, means for normally urging the locking lugs to positions 'Within the keepers, a thumb bar having connection with the plate for moving the plate in one direction, means cooperating With the plate for restricting movement thereof, and means cooperating With the thumb bar for further restricting movement of the plate.

5. In combination with the opposed sections of a mouth frame of a satchel, a latch,

including a metallic frame carried by one of the sections, means carried by the frame for supporting locking lugs, keepers carried by the opposed section and adapted to cooperate with thelocking lugs for securing the sections together, actuating mem bers carried by one of the sections, adjustable slotted keepers carried by the opposed section, each of the actuating members 111- cluding a loclnng arm adapted to operate in the slotted keepers, for securing the sections together adjacent the ends thereof, a a

thumb bar for operating the first mentionedmeans, and means controlled by the actuating members for restricting movement of 

